Make Music Monthly

Make Music Monthly is a monthly podcast discussion series from Make Music New York, co-presented with the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. Conversations are recorded in front of a live audience at the New School. All are welcome to attend.

Upcoming conversations:

12: Make Music Monthly with Anastasia TsioulcasNote: this discussion has been rescheduled for September 2015. Watch this space for details.at The New School’s Arnhold Hall: 5th Floor Jazz Performance Space (55 W.13th Street, Manhattan)

A conversation between Make Music New York President Aaron Friedman and Associate Producer for NPR Music Anastasia Tsioulcas about producing large scale participatory performances in public.

Audio podcasts:

11: Make Music Monthly with Charlie Morrow, David Rothenberg & Dave Soldier
Recorded in front of a live audience at the New School for Jazz on April 15, 2015.

A conversation between Make Music New York President Aaron Friedman and composers Charlie Morrow, David Rothenberg and Dave Soldier about the challenges and intrigue of composing music between species: for elephant performers, insect accompanists and an audience of fish.

10: Make Music Monthly with Andrew Cyrille
Recorded in front of a live audience at the New School for Jazz on March 18, 2015.

A conversation between Make Music New York President Aaron Friedman and free-jazz percussionist Andrew Cyrille, discussing his approach to musical situations throughout his wide-ranging career.

Make Music Monthly with Ned Sublette
Exclusive live presentation at the New School for Jazz on February 18, 2015 between Make Music New York President Aaron Friedman and composer, musicologist and record producer Ned Sublette about the history of Cuban music.

09: Make Music Monthly with Suzanne G. Cusick
Recorded in front of a live audience at the New School for Jazz on January 28, 2015.

A conversation between Make Music New York President Aaron Friedman and NYU Professor of Music Suzanne G. Cusick about her inquiry into the use of noise, music and “gender coercion” in the detention and interrogation of prisoners held during the 21st-century’s “war on terror.”

08: Make Music Monthly with Juan Gutierrez
Recorded in front of a live audience at the Cornelia Street Cafe on November 18, 2014.

06: Make Music Monthly with Frank LondonRecorded in front of a live audience at the Cornelia Street Cafe on September 23, 2014.

A conversation between Make Music New York Founder Aaron Friedman and Grammy Award-winning composer and trumpeter Frank London about the history and development of Klezmer music. Co-presented with the National Yiddish Theatre – Folksbiene. Recorded by Harrison Keithline.

05: Make Music Monthly with Alex Skolnick
Recorded in front of a live audience at the Cornelia Street Cafe on May 21, 2014.

A conversation (with performances!) between Make Music New York Founder Aaron Friedman and Alex Skolnick — named one of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time by Guitar World Magazine — about innovative heavy metal guitar solos, including Eddie Van Halen’s Eruption. Recorded by Elana Ehrenberg.

“Electric Crown” from Testament’s 1992 record, Ritual, is quoted at 00:33 and 43:34. “Practice What You Preach,” from Testament’s 1989 record by the same name, is quoted at 48:49.

04: Make Music Monthly with Dan Freeman (aka CØm1x) & Adriano Clemente
Recorded in front of a live audience at the Cornelia Street Cafe on April 30, 2014.

A conversation between Make Music New York Founder Aaron Friedman and Ableton-certified Dubspot instructors Dan Freeman (aka CØm1x) & Adriano Clemente about “controllerism,” kinesthetic sound design & music production, and the complexities of “live” performance with digital instruments. Recorded by Elana Ehrenberg.

03: Make Music Monthly with Wilson Brown
Recorded in front of a live audience at the Cornelia Street Cafe on March 19, 2014.

A conversation between Make Music New York Founder Aaron Friedman and sonic branding expert Wilson Brown about commercial music and manufacturing nostalgia, with a behind-the-scenes look at the process itself, including a discussion of Wilson’s recent projects for Sundance and Goodbooks. Recorded by Elana Ehrenberg.

02: Make Music Monthly with Samir Chatterjee
Recorded in front of a live audience at the Cornelia Street Cafe on February 19, 2014.

A conversation between Make Music New York Founder Aaron Friedman and virtuoso Tabla player Samir Chatterjee about music in Afghanistan before, during and after the Taliban’s nationwide ban on music. Recorded by Elana Ehrenberg.

01: Make Music Monthly with Gunther Schuller
Recorded in front of a live audience at the Cornelia Street Cafe on January 15, 2014.

A conversation between Make Music New York founder Aaron Friedman and jazz historian and composer Gunther Schuller about Charles Mingus’s monumental “Epitaph,” 25 years after its world premiere. Recorded by Daniel Edinberg. Special thanks to Judith Insell and Company of Heaven for making this episode possible. The following tracks from Mingus’s Epitaph are quoted in this podcast: